Welcome to part 5 of our study looking at the NFL All-Decade Teams. Today, we examine the 1960s.

Offense:

Position	Player Name:	Team(s):	College    Attended:	In Hall of Fame?
Quarterback	Sonny Jurgensen	Philadelphia EaglesWashington Redskins	Duke	Yes
	Bart Starr	Green Bay Packers	Alabama	Yes
	Johnny Unitas	Baltimore Colts	Louisville	Yes
Half back	John David Crow	St. Louis CardinalsSan Francisco 49ers	Texas A&M	No
	Paul Hornung	Green Bay Packers	Notre Dame	Yes
	Leroy Kelly	Cleveland Browns	Morgan State	Yes
	Gale Sayers	Chicago Bears	Kansas	Yes
Full back	Jim Brown	Cleveland Browns	Syracuse	Yes
	Jim Taylor	Green Bay PackersNew Orleans Saints	Louisiana State	Yes
Split End	Del Shofner	Los Angeles RamsNew York Giants	Baylor	No
	Charley Taylor	Washington Redskins	Arizona State	Yes
Flanker	Gary Collins	Cleveland Browns	Maryland	No
	Boyd Dowler	Green Bay Packers	Colorado	No
Tight end	John Mackey	Baltimore Colts	Syracuse	Yes
Tackle	Bob Brown	Philadelphia EaglesLos Angeles Rams	Nebraska	Yes
	Forrest Gregg	Green Bay Packers	Southern Methodist	Yes
	Ralph Neely	Dallas Cowboys	Oklahoma	No
Guard	Gene Hickerson	Cleveland Browns	Mississippi	Yes
	Jerry Kramer	Green Bay Packers	Idaho	No
	Howard Mudd	San Francisco 49ersChicago Bears	Michigan StateHillsdale	No
Center	Jim Ringo	Green Bay PackersPhiladelphia Eagles	Syracuse	Yes

Defense:

Position	Player Name:	Team(s):	College Attended:	In Hall of Fame?
Defensive end	Doug Atkins	Chicago BearsNew Orleans Saints	Tennessee	Yes
	Willie Davis	Green Bay Packers	Grambling State	Yes
	David “Deacon” Jones	Los Angeles Rams	South Carolina State	Yes
Defensive tackle	Alex Karras	Detroit Lions	Iowa	No
	Bob Lilly	Dallas Cowboys	Texas Christian	Yes
	Merlin Olsen	Los Angeles Rams	Utah State	Yes
Linebacker	Dick Butkus	Chicago Bears	Illinois	Yes
	Larry Morris	Chicago Bears	Georgia Tech	No
	Ray Nitschke	Green Bay Packers	Illinois	Yes
	Tommy Nobis	Atlanta Falcons	Texas	No
	Dave Robinson	Green Bay Packers	Penn State	No
Cornerback	Herb Adderley	Green Bay Packers	Michigan State	Yes
	Lem Barney	Detroit Lions	Jackson State	Yes
	Bobby Boyd	Baltimore Colts	Oklahoma	No
Safety	Eddie Meador	Los Angeles Rams	Arkansas Tech	No
	Larry Wilson	St. Louis Cardinals	Utah	Yes
	Willie Wood	Green Bay Packers	USC	Yes

If you’re wondering which NFL team has the most players represented on the 1960s NFL All-Decade Team, it doesn’t take much more than a quick glance to figure it out. While the Browns had four players making the team, and the Bears and Rams both have five players on the team, neither holds a candle to the Packers. Forty-one players were selected to the 1960s NFL All-Decade Team and thirteen of them come from the Green Bay Packers. Thirty-two percent of a team consisting of the best players in the NFL over the course of a decade all come from one team… the Green Bay Packers, and that is pretty amazing.

As far as college make-up of the 1960s NFL All-Decade Team, this decade shows even wider parity than some of the previous rosters. All the big name schools are represented: Alabama, Notre Dame, LSU, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Texas, USC and more. Only three schools had multiple players named to the team: Illinois and Michigan State each had two players on the team and Syracuse University sits atop the heap with a whopping three players selected to the 1960s NFL All-Decade Team.

As we stated before, what prompted this look at the NFL’s All-Decade Team was the question as to how many players have made the All-Decade Team, meaning they’ve been a great player for roughly a decade if not more, but failed to make it into the Hall-of-Fame.

1960s All Decade Team Players Who Didn’t Make It Into The Hall Of Fame
John David Crow – Halfback – St. Louis Cardinals, San Francisco 49ers
Del Shofner – Split End – Los Angeles Rams, New York Giants
Gary Collins – Flanker – Cleveland Browns
Boyd Dowler – Flanker – Green Bay Packers
Ralph Neely – Tackle – Dallas Cowboys
Jerry Kramer – Guard – Green Bay Packers
Howard Mudd – Guard – San Francisco 49ers, Chicago Bears
Alex Karras – Defensive Tackle – Detroit Lions
Larry Morris – Linebacker – Chicago Bears
Tommy Nobis – Linebacker – Atlanta Falcons
Dave Robinson – Linebacker – Green Bay Packers
Bobby Boyd – Cornerback – Baltimore Colts
Eddie Meador – Safety – Los Angeles Rams
Don Chandler – Punter – New York Giants, Green Bay Packers
Jim Bakken – Kicker – St. Louis Cardinals

Players selected: 38
Players not in Hall of Fame: 15
39% of 1960’s All Decade Team Players are not in the Hall of Fame

The next chapter in this study will cover the 1970s.

Other chapters in this study:
IQFB.com Examines The NFL All-Decade Teams: The 1920s
IQFB.com Examines The NFL All-Decade Teams: The 1930s
IQFB.com Examines The NFL All-Decade Teams: The 1940s
IQFB.com Examines The NFL All-Decade Teams: The 1950s
IQFB.com Examines The NFL All-Decade Teams: The 1960s
IQFB.com Examines The NFL All-Decade Teams: The 1970s